Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-18

cry IN the shop below and when a a,
lights on the nose OF u customer an au.
tomatic fly masher propelled by the
wind engine will reach for the fly Will.
tEs choir chants the dirge.
At Christ church tomorrow mornins
there will be confirmation and com
munion services and a sermon by Biehor
Hare. In the afternoon the bishop will
talk to the children. In the evening
there will be services and a sermon by
one of the visiting olergymen.
AT yesterday afternoons street %,
meeting Governor Pennington made
substantially the same proposition al
that made by Mr.. Heath, of Sioux City,
Neither of these propositions was &C.
cepted. but the company telegraphed
Mr.. Heath that it would give him q
bonus Of $4,000 if he would construct
and operate the line.
w. w. Chase, the active mail mes.
senger who conveys the pouches and
bsgs between the postofice and the de.
pots, has adopted a badge of his profess
sion, under orders from headquarters.
He wears 1t on the foreground of his hat,
A new uniform will be z next step
towards fnll initiation into the service OF
Uncle Sam. Mr.. Chase is a very eff ,ient
mall messenger.
Yankton's trees are a source of sum-
mer comfort and all the year round
pride. They are, generally speaking,
massive and outrageous. To show how
rapidly they grow the experience of
George b. Hand Is cited. On his resi-
dence lots neal the Milwaukee depot are
costonwooas planted fourteen years z
that nov show a diameter OF two feet.
They were two inches thick when set
out. These with q box elder under
growth completely shade his lawn.
There will be preaching at the Con-
gregational church tomorrow at IL a. m.
by the pastor. Subject, Human Limita-
ton Reason for Trust in God" There
will be a mass meeting of citizens in the
interest Of the prohibition of the saloon
in the evening at 8 O'Clock. Rev. d. f.
Bradley will deliver the principal ad-
dress, followed by Rev. @. E. Hager and
the chairman of the meeting in brief
talks. Following the addresses a petit
tion asking for @ vote on the local OPP
tion measure will be presented for
names.
During this mornings rain and cleo
trical storm a bolt struck the farm
dwelling OF Henry Buokman, living
about a mile this side Of Gayville. and
instantly killed Mrs. Buckman. She
was standing in the open door looking
at the storm when the bolt descended,
passing through two wells, and struck
her. There are no visible marks, but
death came withouts seconds warning.
Several other members of the family
we're in the house and while all were
affected by the shook, none of the others
were injured. Mrs. Buchanan leaves q
large family of small children.
Last evening the mayor remarked:
I"We must have some rain" The Jews
paper nan was around and overheard
him. This morning the newspaper man,
in pursuance of his custom, was prowl.
ing about at an early hour and along
about hall past six O'Clock he discovered
that the rain the mayor had mentioned
the previous evening had arrived. II
came in generous quantities, aocompa.
MED by forked lightning and crashing
thunder. Nature and the various cisterns
about town were reiuvenated and crops
we're inspired by the visitation. Many
a radish patch abandoned by the market
gardener will now come forward in full
fruitlon. The morning installment Of
moisture was followed by a mid forenoon
installment and the heavy clouds around
the horizon edges indicated that the rair
was far reaching. These blessings come
upon us just about the tims we neet
them.